A new sculpture has been added to a growing public art collection in downtown Burlington.

“Stacked Forms” was installed Monday at the Burlington Municipal Building, and was donated to the city by the Burlington Downtown Corp. to be placed downtown, said Burlington Public Information Officer Rachel Kelly.

“Public art has significant aesthetic and cultural value,” Kelly said. “Public art has been added to many public spaces in downtown Burlington over the past two years to add visual and cultural interest, and adding a piece to the municipal building complex was a natural progression.”

Towering tall at 10 feet and 42 inches wide, the stacked bronze pieces were purchased during the 2012 Willow Walk and originally were planned to be placed in a planter at Maple Avenue and Main Street, on the Wells Fargo property.

“The Arts Council and the Burlington Downtown Corp. were trying to procure the appropriate license from the property owner to place it, but that did not come to fruition,” Kelly said.

The market value of the piece, which was created by local artist Timothy Werrell, is $5,200.

Werrell said he was thrilled his sculpture was placed in downtown Burlington.

“It is really the centerpiece for a city to have public art work, and it says a lot about the city,” he said.

The Burlington Downtown Corp. purchased 10 sculptures during the 2012 Willow Walk. In the 2014 Willow Walk, the city of Burlington was gifted a steel piece called “Cow” and a steel piece called “SC Death Star Palm.” The city also purchased a painted steel piece called “Let’s Fly A Kite.”